Study for the portrait of Lady Caroline Spencer (née Russell), Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811)
Maker
(artist)
1734-1802
1734-1802
Title
Study for the portrait of Lady Caroline Spencer (née Russell), Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811)
Date of Production
(before) 1792
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour with some gum arabic and scraping on wove paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 44.7 cm
Width: 30.1 cm
Width: 30.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1164
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 23 - 24 April 1929, lot 280; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings (Yale University Press: New Haven & London, 2015)
p. 486-7
no. 1087
Refers to associated finished painting
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 40
p. 486-7
no. 1087
Refers to associated finished painting
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 40
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Label: Detached from old mount, now kept separately from file: graphite: artist's name and dates, title, collector and exhibition.
Inscription: Verso (obscured by backing sheet, visible via transmitted light but unclear): upper right, graphite?: "6 [?]";lower centre, graphite?: "161967 [?]".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Label: Detached from old mount, now kept separately from file: graphite: artist's name and dates, title, collector and exhibition.
Inscription: Verso (obscured by backing sheet, visible via transmitted light but unclear): upper right, graphite?: "6 [?]";lower centre, graphite?: "161967 [?]".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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